It's been quite a long time now since we last heard about FPS Boost. If you don't know what it is (or you want a refresher!), it's a feature which allows the Xbox team to boost framerates for older Xbox One titles on Xbox Series X and Series S without any extra work required by the developer. So far, almost 100 games have received the treatment.
Since its arrival back in February, FPS Boost has improved the performance for a wide range of titles spanning everything from Fallout 4 to Star Wars Battlefront 2, and not only have many of these games jumped from 30fps to 60fps, but some of them have even been given an upgrade to a whopping 120 frames per-second.
However, we haven't actually had any word on FPS Boost since the latest addition to the lineup back in July, which was Dark Souls 3. Before that, the Xbox team dropped 74 games on us in a single batch on May 3rd, which was a very pleasant surprise - but perhaps signals why we haven't heard anything about the FPS Boost program since.
You could look at this in a few ways. Personally, I'd take a guess that the Xbox team either dropped a huge batch on us as a way of neatly wrapping up the program for the time being, or they did it because the FPS Boosts for those games were ready and they were eager to start preparing another big batch to be released at some point in the future.
And of course, there's every chance they might be saving a new batch to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox on November 15th, especially given that there's an event that day, which would be fantastic if so.
Regardless of what the plans are, I really do hope Xbox has plans to continue the feature, as there are so many games on my personal wishlist that have yet to receive the treatment. It's been well documented that FPS Boost isn't designed to work with every game, but even if we're just looking at Xbox Game Studios titles, the likes of Sunset Overdrive, Quantum Break, Ryse: Son of Rome and maybe even Forza Horizon 3 would be superb candidates for a boost.
At the end of the day, we shouldn't be expecting anything - the 100 boosts we have are already a huge bonus - but if the Xbox team can find a way to add a few more to that list, it'd be a nice way to finish off the year.
What games do you still want to see get the FPS Boost treatment? Let us know down in the comments below.
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@Rural-Bandit If I remember correctly, I believe Microsoft demoed Gears Ultimate Edition running at 60fps on Series X to the press back in early 2020. I was quite surprised when it didn't get the upgrade earlier this year.
On another note, I'd love to see Microsoft work their FPS Boost magic on some 360 titles.
Same here.
Going through the original Splinter Cell right now. And while the 4x3 4K looks fantastic. Really wish it ran at 60fps minimum.
I totally agree with Forza Horizon 3 needs an FPS boost, the problem is the game has been delisted. The only people who would benefit would people who already own the game or have the physical game disc.
Dishonored 2 already...
I hope the Xbox 20th anniversary stream on November 15th goes all in on the backwards compatibility side of things. More OG Xbox and 360 added to the backwards compatibility lineup, more FPS Boosts, etc.
@Rural-Bandit in my opinion, the first Gears is still the best one, because it's essentially a war movie. it's very compelling, and i've played the Ultimate edition probably 4-5 times lol. a 4k 60 patch would be the perfect excuse to go again.
Rise Of The Tomb Raider & AC Origins..
@Rural-Bandit Digital Foundry has talked about seeing this in the Xbox Labs years ago before the console even launched with near perfect DLSS style upscaling to 4K. They might even have shown footage of it. I imagine something will come of that work eventually.
My favourite Gears game is 4 but 1, 2 and 3 are all good.
@iplaygamesnstuff I still play Forza Horizon 3, it was my first Forza game and it's special for me. If only it got the FPS boost!
@TimG13 I'd love the 360 games to get the FPS boost.
@Royalblues Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot N.sane Trilogy and, most of all, the racing game Crash Team Racing are all good candidates. Moreover, many 360 games like the Sonic games.
@Bmartin001 Yeah, Rise of the Tomb Raider is my favourite TR and only Shadow of the Tomb Raider has been optimised for Series S/X, a game I really didn't enjoy. AC Origins is a must-get-FPS-boost but I think that it will get it since AC Unity got it.
Prey was a particularly brilliant upgrade because the resolution didn't get a downgrade. I really hoped they'd be able to do the Dishonored 2 and DOTO like this as it's the same engine but it seems the later is stuck at 900p.
Batman titles. That's my pipe dream.
I would like the remaining Assassin's creed games (The original, Black flag, Syndicate and Origins) Darksiders 2 and 3, Both Shadow of Mordor games, Dragons Dogma, Quantum Break and the Just Cause games. I can dream!
Was thinking the same recently as I've enjoyed playing several games with FPS boost. For some that originally ran with a VERY unstable frame rates on original hardware FPS boost, in conjunction with the added power of Series S|X, it is a transformative experience.
Dishonrored, Skyrim, Prey, AC Unity all ran sub 30fps much of the time and to play them at a smooth 60fps is a HUGE difference.
A shame Dishonorerd 2 hasn't been added to the list. And a shame that any games that were X enhanced have to lose those benefits to get the boost.
For other games like Titanfall 2, Dark Souls 3 that were initially more stable it's just a joy to replay these at double the framerate.
The method that worked for me was Game Booster application that I was downloaded from.
https://apkmortgage.com/game-booster-mod-apk/
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